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Appendix E. A table showing descriptive statistics of HWB indices from 2006 to 2012.
Table E1. Descriptive statistics of HWB indices from 2006 to 2012.
Year |
Sub-index of basic material |
Sub-index of security |
Sub-index of health |
Sub-index of social relations |
Sub-index of freedom |
Overall index |
2006 (N=1614) |
86.534 (11.774) |
63.118 (14.885) |
14.478 (8.471) |
90.534 (6.580) |
38.707 (12.586) |
63.281 (15.053) |
2007 (N=1621) |
86.818 (11.989) |
65.054 (14.925) |
16.498 (8.838) |
91.644 (6.230) |
40.401 (12.723) |
65.287 (15.105) |
2008 (N=1621) |
87.225 (11.641) |
66.670 (14.845) |
18.410 (8.757) |
92.125 (5.673) |
42.135 (12.755) |
67.007 (14.996) |
2009 (N=1621) |
87.874 (10.559) |
68.333 (14.741) |
21.347 (9.420) |
92.652 (5.266) |
44.022 (12.684) |
68.853 (14.801) |
2010 (N=1618) |
88.192 (10.274) |
69.643 (14.155) |
21.576 (8.253) |
93.604 (4.642) |
45.415 (12.454) |
70.213 (14.180) |
2011 (N=1633) |
88.612 (9.858) |
70.993 (13.430) |
22.353 (8.272) |
93.449 (4.578) |
46.746 (12.242) |
71.586 (13.466) |
2012 (N=1633) |
88.846 (9.590) |
72.199 (13.182) |
22.957 (8.065) |
94.441 (4.293) |
48.070 (12.042) |
72.859 (13.191) |
Notes: Each index was normalized separately to the range from 0 to 100 using the minimum- maximum normalization method based on data in all years. A higher value indicates a better status. Numbers outside and inside parentheses are means and standard deviations, respectively.